Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-13

LAUREL, Dec r.
A petition is being circulated. and Is receiving
many signers, TO the legislature, asking for an
enabling act, permitting the town to issue from
5000 TO $4,000 In bonds, TO be used for street
Improvements, &C.
There Is great need Of dwelling houses here and
the scarcity has been felt for some time. Houses
costing from 500 10 81 600 rent for $40 TO SIS per
month and are eagerly taken.
The mill Improvements have all been completed,
and represent an outlay OF some $50 Zoo New
machinery Is constantly arriving, and the number
OF hands employed aggregate 500 IL IS expected
crased p.
DfsIsroS NJ AN ATTACHMENT CAsE-Yesterday,
Ia th1 Court In General Term, the opinion OF
the court In the case OF Wallace Elliott & Co agt
Ernest Naroney and J. +. kLlian, was delivered
by Judge Hagner, Affirming the decision below.
Decemocr 20, 1sS6, an attachment was moved
against Maroney, accompanied by an afidayit
stating that he was evadlng process by conceal
then applied and was admitted a party TO the
suit, and moved to Quash the attachment which
was granted, and an appeal was taken by the
ARRESTED foz PRoFANrrY.-In the Police Court
Yesterday, Lawyer Browning called Judge
two brothers. Ernest and Vim. Davis The latter.
he said, was present, but his brother was confined
esved rom Ueef Bowes elup ne 81 asts S,ow WI ne
CONTINUANCE The judge said that one OF the
Defendants was III he was entitled 10 continuance
but the one who was present would have 70 stand
tral Al once He pleaded not guilty. The
OI1cer testified that Sunday, on VI street SOUTH
west, be arrested Ernest Davis for profanity He
resisted and was about 10 tear witness coat when
lie struck him. The brother tnterferred and used
profane language and witness also arrested him.
The deiendent denied the charge, and both cases
were continued until Thursday.
STING HIS PAsrNER FOR AN AccoUNrrNG.-Chas.
7. smith has filed a bill IN equity, by Mr. j. g.
Biseiow against Augustu Us Davis, Jr TO settle the
partnership accounts OF c. I. smith Co. Com
2ainsnt states they procured the contract on June
Q. lsss, 10 erect warehouse for the Government
Printing once Tor $s,3l1, on which they did 500
worth OF extra work; that he advanced certain
sums during the work. and there Is due him besides
oneha.f OF The net profit OF 81 COO $40 He Charges
that Defendant kept the accounts and manaIed
the nnaneia analrs, and be refuses now 70 account
u him as TO the amounts received, the expenses,
FOR REcETvISG STOLEN GOoDs-The case OF Mrs.
Harriet A Dorsey. cOlored charged with receiy-
ing goods alleged 10 have been stolen from the
house OF Ms. sarah A Marshall on o street was
trted IN the Police Court yesterday, and she wa
nned so or ninety days
BILL 70 REMOVE CLOUD FROM Ry., Esr.r,
THEA G. Clark yesterday. by Mr.. ID. O'C Cal.
lsghan. nled a Dill against Robert c. Walsh et al
square 5l The iii charges that Robert ID ~ VI,
Einla. C0rea W. and Anna M. Walsh have, 10 ex
tort money from him, placed on record here con
porting 20 convey one undivided moiety Of
one twentieth interest their, said pretended CLAIM
peine founded on the Will OF Mary N. Walsh, o
Ses sork. They say said Mary Walsh WAS OF tn,
blood of Motley Young, one OF the original pro
prsetors He states that when he saw the ciout
mug over MS ute ne was ast0nisned, and openes
a eorrespondeoce with them, and nnally ofYere,
'netn iair price, which they refuse 70 accept
ELECTION or @. A. r. oYrIcyRs-The annus
eiecu0n Of officers OF the Department Of the Poto
La, -. a X, all occur next month. The presen
somManaer. B. Burke. having served his tern
rs commander, Will not be a candtdafA for re-elec
10 mere are throe names prominently men
sso1co n ms observation-disclosures p Lincoln. VIM
Isnen have many friendA and WI be strongI